Kauai’s 2018 record-setting rain caused by a series of supercell thunderstorms
A record-setting rainstorm over Kaua’i, Hawai’i in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180 million. The deluge damaged or destroyed 532 homes, and landslides left people along Kaua’i’s north coast without access to their homes. Atmospheric scientists have now revealed that severe supercell thunderstorms were to blame. …read more